Former NFL running back and current actor Ed Marinaro delivered what seemed to be one of the longest NFL Draft pick announcements in the event's history
during Friday's second round. Thanks to an extended monologue, the "Blue Mountain State" star spent two minutes and 34 seconds on stage to announce the were selecting Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. with the 42nd overall pick."This
is crazy, we didn't have this many people when I played in the Super Bowl," Marinaro, who played in Super Bowl VIII with Minnesota, said to begin his speech while looking out to the Las Vegas crowd.Marinaro went on to talk about how difficult it was to find the purple sport coat he was wearing to match the Vikings' team color. He then recounted his memory of being drafted by Minnesota in 1972, adding that he initially did not want to be drafted by the team. The only team he wanted to go to le s
, Marinaro said, was the .Late in Marinaro's monologue, a producer walked on stage
and pointed at the card he was holding in his right hand to move things along. Marinaro took a pause as the audience laughed before jokingly slamming the card down and saying "no." He pretended to walk away at first, but he turned back and finally announced the pick.Here is a look at how the whole scene played out: Longest draft pick announcement of all time? | : 2022 on NFLN/ESPN/ABC NFL (@NFL) Suffice to say, it wouldn't be a shock if Marinaro mi sed
the 2023 NFL Draft.
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